Caribbean Airlines Orders 9 ATR 72-600s. European Turboprop manufacturer ATR and Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines have signed an agreement for the purchase of 9 ATR 72-600 aircraft. With this US$ 200 million order, Caribbean Airlines will become a new ATR operator. The aircraft are configured with 68 seats and

Shenzhen Airlines to offer OnAir Passenger Communications Services. OnAir has reached an agreement with Shenzhen Airlines to provide its passengers with inflight communications services, including email, SMS and voice calls. The OnAir service will be installed across Shenzhen Airlines' full fleet of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320-family aircraft by mid 2009, with the introduction of th

Bombardier has delivered the first of 30 enhanced CRJ900 NextGen aircraft to American Airlines. The aircraft will be operated by American Airlines Group wholly owned subsidiary PSA Airlines, Inc. under the American Eagle brand. The purchase agreement for the aircraft, which was announced in December 2013, also included options on an additional 40 CRJ900 NextGen aircraft.

American Airlines has signed an agreement with Doha-based Qatar Airways, one of the world's fastest-growing airlines and a Skytrax 5-Star rated carrier, to codeshare on each other's flights. Following government approvals the new codeshare agreement will offer customers more seamless choices by allowing the two airlines to work together to improve flight schedules and connection ti

Continental Airlines Achieves CUPPS Certification. Continental Airlines has become one of the first US airlines to enter the modern era of passenger processing by achieving CUPPS (Common Use Passenger Processing Systems) certification following exhaustive testing at Orlando International Airport, 25 years after the world’s first ever common-use or shared check-in systems debuted in

Singapore Airlines partners with Cartoon Network. Singapore Airlines has enhanced its suite of amenities, entertainment and giveaways, created specially just for young travellers, through a partnership with Cartoon Network Enterprises. This partnership will see Cartoon Network toys available and designed exclusively for Singapore Airlines’ young flyers.